Council cites public interest in weighbridge

The Karoonda East Murray Council says there is plenty of support for a public weighbridge in the district.

The council is considering building the weighbridge, after grain handling company Viterra withdrew its services in June last year.

A survey last month found more than three-quarters of the 60 respondents supported the proposed development.

Chief executive Peter Smithson says while the council's pleased with the results, it is still early days.

"We're still in the throes of gathering data and we have a few challenges in terms of what type we get and where we put it, because there's a whole pile of choices out there, so it's about trying to make the right choice," he said.

He says it is not the only council looking at this kind of development.

"Interestingly enough, I think there are other councils within the state that are looking at weighbridges to the point where there's a group that's associated with the local government association called local government procurement that are actually looking into weighbridges and costs and that sort of thing, so I don't think we're alone in looking into it," he said.